Vinson Sheku Irby
A native Washingtonian, Vinson “Sheku” Irby graduated from the University of the District of Columbia with a degree in Art Education and has been teaching in public schools for 30 years. His earliest artistic inspirations were the large abstract pastels created by his father, who he mimicked
with great pride. His youth was spent traversing the forests of Rock Creek Park and the wetlands of Tidewater Virginia. These early experiences would reemerge and play pivotal role ni his work. Sheku is fascinated with the role that history plays in shaping our perception of ourselves and the world around us. His personal journey for the rediscovery of cultural roots has reaffirmed and
emboldened his approach to expressing the human form, and the human experience. He embraces the challenge of blending intriguing materials and themes into a cohesive and compelling story. The constant and captivating element in his work is the three-dimensional texture. Acrylic mediums,
cloth, string, papers, industrial materials, the lost, found and even the occasionally repurposed egg cartons are mingled to create alluring surface qualities. Sheku wants to leave the audience with an expanded perspective of the human experience and a greater appreciation of what is considered fine
art material.
Sheila
36 x 42 in
Acrylic on Canvas and
Composite Material
Close to You
36 x 45 in
Acrylic on Canvas and
Composite Material
Soulful
36 x 42 in
Acrylic on Canvas and
Composite Material
Fantasia
36 x 42 in
Acrylic on Canvas and
Composite Material
Clemente Segrera
Clemente Segrera, born on 11 March 1951 in Ciego de Avila, is a highly talented autodidact, he never attended art school. But he studied the great painters at an early age and was fascinated by Mondrian, Paul Klee and Dali. His painting went through many different styles, from figurative landscape paintings to abstract paintings and finally to surrealistic painting. His paintings live from a strong plasticity. This is created by lively, fresh colours combined with an extremely skilful use of light. Many of his paintings seem strongly three-dimensional and often almost photographic - despite their irritating surrealism. Pure magic!of your business. It could be a signature product, a picture of your entire staff, an image or your physical location, etc. Double click the image to customize it, edit the text, and choose a call-to-action for you button - what do you want people to do now? The Cuban artist defines his work as a stream of African blood which attempts to capture the colors of Africa in a search for its roots. Segrera has shown his paintings at the exhibitions hall of CEPAL and the United Nations, and has his own gallery in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. His work attracts attention due to the plasticity of its vivid colors, combined with the forms and subject
Good & Evil
45 x 45 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Dormant Dreams
31 x 40 in
Arcylic on Canvas
Unpredictable
60 x 65 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Lybrnth
49 x 57.5 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Daver Ivan Parra
Daver graduated from the Professional Academy of Art and is a member of the Saíz Brothers Association known for nurturing the progression of its young aspiring artist through their careers. Early on in his development, Daver traveled to France where he visited the Louvre Museum and other fine art venues. After this experience Daver knew that being an artist who produces fine artwork for a living was his destiny. Today, Daver has elevated himself into an excellent exponent of hyper-realism. He has demonstrated the gift of reproducing reality on canvas with each stroke of the brush. Daver likens his work to a clear photograph as his work can confuse the eyes of the less observant. Daver tells TAW that his artworks require time and provides him tranquility which aligns with his it personality.
Remedy for Protection
50 x 50 in
Oil on Canvas
The Pose
35 x 50 in
Oil on Canvas
Afrocentricity
39 x 59 in
Oil on Canvas
Black Girl Magic
40 x 51 in
Oil on Canvas
Love & Bondage
63 x 63 in
Oil on Canvas
David De La Rosa
As a seasoned Cuban Artist, David has extensive experience and success dating back to 2007. David formally studied as an up and coming artist at Enrique José Varona. David's style embraces a combination of figures and abstractionism. He's one of the first artist to work with Transcendent Artworks and the quality of his work remains consistenly pleaseing to the eye. ​David's work maintains faces or facial features portraying old, young, whites, blacks, mulatttos, in a multitude of colors to bring forth particular features. By adding distorted abstract components to his work, David is able to bring out only a certain part of his painting by adding more detail to a particular area of his work. From a cultural perspective, David has commited a portion of his work to expose and provide awareness to the everday challenges lived by the people living in Cuba. David hopes that his observers look beyond what they initially see, to submerge deeper into the nuaunces of his work to acheive a greater appreciation and understanding of what his work is actually communicating.
Distortion
47 x 35 in
SOLD
My World, My View
59 x 55 in
Arcylic on Canvas
Eyes of Despair
57.5 x 39 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Luxary Brown
59 x 55 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Eduardo Esposito Gonzalez
Seasoned Cuban Artist, Eduardo Expósito González’s was born in La Habana Cuba in 1964. Expósito's mixed-media works and collages have been exhibited throughout Cuba, the United States and Europe. Although his grandfather was a painter and he himself has always painted, Expósito actually began work as a photographer. Eventually, he studied drama for three years, and he also directed the daily operations of a successful art gallery. Expósito does not hesitate to recogize artists whom influenced his career such as Carlos Luna and Adrin Roberto. These expereinces led to his involvement in the Cuban center for Cultural Assets in the 1990s and eventually led to his career as a painter. The concept and themes behind many of Expósito's paintings are not just feelings but ideas. Expósito's favorite techniques in painting consists of monotype composition, collage, and other methods that he has developed himself. Recognizable in his paintings is the influence of various expressionist artists, including goya, ensuart, vin, sander, muller, and others. Expósito's has never followed the traditional route, either in his schooling or in his work; and he continues to produce art today that is aggressively individualistic. Expósito's has been a valued member of the Unión Nacional de Pintores y Artistas de Cuba for the past 15 years.
See Before You Speak
35 x 43 in
Oil on Canvas
What Gives Life
66 x 54.25 in
Oil on Canvas
Swingers
35 x 43 in
Oil on Canvas
Living Through Adversity
66 x 54.25 in
Oil on Canvas
Eric Malagon
Eric is a Self-taught Cuban Artist producing works of art in which describes as expressionist realism. In Eric's own words, ""My works consists of a "photorealistic with a painterly touch"; capturing the realism of a photograph, but leaving a space for a non-real color provided by a painting". Eric contends that his work stays true to the social reality and critical self-awareness of his people. Many of Eric's paintings encompass an African presences and mystique. Eric admitted that he's attracted by the strength and culture of the Afro-Cubans and feels a natural connection when portraying this on canvas. "Cuba is a meeting point between European and African cultures, and has been nurtured by many others in the world. "Therefore, our culture is very broad and diverse".
Joy Ride
35.5 x 51 in
Oil on Canvas
Aficionada
47 x 39 in
Oil on Canvas
Seduction
43 x 57.5 in
Oil on Canvas
Joel Corrales Marquez
Joel Corrales Marquez is one of Cuba’s most talented Artist. He has over 20 years of experience as a phenomenal painter to include exceptional skills in sculpting and as a photographer. Joel has built an extensive biography and has successfully exhibited his work in Cuba and Mexico. Joel has many repeat collectors there and is building a strong following of art enthusiast throughout Europe and the U.S. Joel's themes integrate humor and flirtation, while others show more serious subjects, emphasizing the contrast between rich and poor with political and reform-minded agendas. Joel believes that the most important aspect of his work involves his perceptive depiction of the Cuban people impacted by the socioeconomic influences of the Cuban Revolution from past to present. Joel has built an extensive biography and has successfully exhibited his work in Cuba and Mexico.
Behold
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Oil on Canvas
Today is Tomorrow
50 x 50 in
SOLD
Free to Dream
50 x 55 in
Oil on Canvas
Cohiba Addiction
63 x 51 in
Oil on Canvas
Impeccable
65 x 70 in
Oil on Canvas
Chevalier
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Oil on Canvas
Sergio Santancieri
Painter, yoga instructor, real-estate professional, Sergio Santancieri was born in Tigre Argentina in 1978.
Sergio was not formally trained as an artist. As a child, he had the innate ability to draw. With pencil as his toy, combined with his vivid imagination, Sergio was able to capture images on paper beyond his years.
After the pandemic, transitioned from a yoga instructor and poured his energy into painting on canvas. Sergio equates much of the images he portrays on canvas to his spiritual journey as a yoga instructor. During this time, he took on a deep interests inspirit teachings and concepts from various countries where achieving balance between soul, mind and body was the key to peace, purpose, and health.
Sergio describes his work as “Magical Realism”, in which he defines as the discovery of balance between mind, body, and soul enhanced with his imagination of using concepts and objects to accentuate it’s meaning. Portraying an escape from reality through his works, Sergio often depicts a dream world on canvas using oils and acrylics. Sergio also delves into myths and archetypes which have been a source of inspiration. With hyperrealistic and abstract sections, Sergio has achieved a unique and more than attractive technique from a visual and technical point of view.
Today, Sergio has dedicated 100% to painting, with an incredible realistic hipar technique that links with abstract backgrounds. Sergio has has held numerous exhibitions in Galleries throughout Argentina to include the well known Bresson Art Gallery.
Tuareg Warrior
42.75 x 58.75 in
Oil on Canvas
Otra Alicia
39 x 39 in
Oil on Canvas
Cazadores (Hunter)
90 x 51 in
Oil on Canvas
Nubian Queen
42.50 x 58.25 in
Oil on Canvas
Edward Markwei
Edward is a Ghanian Artist, self-taught, not afforded the opportunity to have received formal training. Edwards style of painting portrays male/female semi-abstract figures and symbols through expressionism as he uses a variety of mediums to accentuate his style. Experimenting with various painting styles and mediums, Edward has develop a mixed-media style combining abstract and figurative overtones to display a 3D affect. Mediums used by Edward include fabrics, acrylic, pastels, charcoal, watercolor and paper. The theme behind Edwards works center around feminism in a cultural/traditional display which in his words, "allows me to give respect and pay homage to the women and queen mother's of Ghana."
Kente Quartet
41.5 x 55 in
Acrylic and Textiles
Shades of Black
45 x 44 in
Acrylic and Textiles
Raw Hip - Hop
44.5 x 73 in
Acrylic and Textiles
Queen Mother's
Paul Adjei
Seasoned Ghanaian Artist, Paul Adjei, was born within the Ashanti region in Kumasi Ghana in 1980. Paul has been creating artworks for 23 years.
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After completing high school in 1988, Paul attended Ghanatta College of Art and Design in Accra. He studied for 3 years and completed his course work in 2002. Thereafter, Paul started painting commercially and gained more experience developing his unique, authentic style for creating artworks. Paul’s painting style often reflects 3D patterns. Using the 3D technique, Paul has made use of water colors, created images in realism, abstract, and landscape. Paul has also created murals on walls in 3D and flat brush strokes.
The theme created through Paul’s work is inspired by being a student of life; assessing human behavior with emphasis on spirituality and the role of women in his culture/society.
Paul has participated in a plethora of exhibitions across Ghana. Paul’s is proud that his paintings have dressed the walls of many prominent art enthusiasts in countries such as the United kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Italy, Belgium, Australia, Poland, and Germany.
include fabrics, acrylic, pastels, charcoal, watercolor and paper. The theme behind Edwards works center around feminism in a cultural/traditional display which in his words, "allows me to give respect and pay homage to the women and queen mother's of Ghana."
Different Strokes of Life
35 X 50 in
Cloth and Acrylic
Strength in Unity
37 x 50 in
Acrylic on Canvas
My Creator King
45 x 60 in
Cloth and Acrylic
Fade of Beauty
45 x 60 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Low Rise Village
35 x 45 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Maryam Iravani
Maryam is an international artist, painter and a member of the Neutralism Group of Italy. She has participated in a plethora of exhibitions, workshops, and symposiums around the world. Maryam’s painting style consists of contemporary abstract with the use of mixed media acrylic colors. More specifically, Maryam uses historical spaces and classical visual elements such as color, texture, and visual signs to create artworks that speak to the soul. Through Maryam's work, she taps into a panoramic window to human understanding, serving as a medium for improvement of man's spiritual and material life. In Maryam's own words, she believes that " those who wish to draw or paint have to maintain a part of their being in order to train themselves; the secret of their being which will never be revealed."
Different Strokes of Life
35 X 50 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Deep
27.5 x 27.5 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Universe in Color
19.5 x 19.5 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Adama Thiam
Born and based in Dakar (Senegal), Adama Thaim was trained at the National School of Arts in Dakar, from 2013 to 2017, and distinguished herself with a rash thanks to the kola nut. She becomes, through her artistic creations, the promoter of this fruit, whose cultural significance is recognized throughout Africa. In 2016, she was a cultural mediator for the Dakar Biennale (DAK'ART 2016) at the international exhibition at the Ancien Palais. In 2018, she began her career as a professional artist and her paintings have been exhibited both nationally and in Europe.
Adama describes her works as centered on themes related to solidarity, sharing and cultural diversity. She most often creates with mixed media using acrylics and oils on canvas.
Seeking the Light
50 x 60 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Dreamchasers
45 x 45 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Freedom
50 x 60 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Seeking the Unknown
55 x 60 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Baba Ly
Renowned for his talent, his technical mastery, his accomplished work, his creativity and his almost fusional relationship with the canvas, Baba Ly is an artist of great humility, generosity, humanity and undeniable rigor in his work. Having done his humanities at the workshop of his father (Amadou Dédé Ly), in the village of arts in Dakar, Mahmoud Baba Ly is today one of the most prominent artists in Senegal.For Baba, painting is the reflection of everyday life and has become a passion to depecit his reality he lives and sees on canvas. Hi work posesses various colors and tones that exudes the essence of his paintings. Baba also makes use of earthy colors with brown and beige tones, golden ocher with a light that gives life to his works. In his compositions, he incorporates aesthetic considerations. Looking at baba's paintings, you rarely see the faces of his characturs.
Darkness to Light
71 x 79 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Metamorphose
38 x 51 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Obstruction
55 x 55 in
Acrylic on Canvas
It takes a Village
54.5 x 63 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Discovery
51 x 59 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Soul Love
55 x 63 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Tis the Big Day
51 x 59 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Kine Aw
Kine Aw is one of the few female Senegalese visual artists. The quality and creative depictions of her subject matter on canvas makes her a phenominal artists regardless of her gender. Kine works with paint on large canvases and creates her perception of reality which consists of the universe of women in the Sahel: round shapes, beauty, tradition versus modernity, themes inspired by her own life as a woman. Kine graduated from the art academy in Dakar she has had a studio in ‘Village des Arts’ where she works almost 24 hours a day. As you can see below, most of Kine’s paintings and sketches clearly show a cubist style. The geometrical and organic forms are deconstructed and sometimes become very abstract. She uses strong outlines in different colours but always refers to the universe of women. She works purely from her imagination and intuition without limiting herself in any way. When she needs advice about her work, she discusses it with other artists in and outside the ‘Village des Arts’ where she works.
Double Date
42 x 51 in
Acrylic on Canvas
The Chosen One
78 x 78 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Mablax Rhythms
78 x 78 in
Acrylic on Canvas
As One
31 x 51 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Attaya
39 x 51 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Lawson Tetekoeze
Lawson is a self-taught, he started painting in 1995 under the guidance of the Togolese painter Sokey Edorh, a widely seasoned and traveled artist, who has exhibited throughout Africa, Europe and the US. According to Lason, being accepted into the Village of the Artes of Dakar Senegal was the milestone of his artistic career to date. Lawson is multi-taleneted, possessing abilities as a Singer composer and master in the art of batik. Laswon has participated in a plethora of individual and group exhibitions to include the National Gallery of Arts in Dakar. Lawson's paintings consistently balance the dual purposes of visually powerful imagery and intellectually critical analysis to make poignant commentaries on contemporary African social and political realities. His artistic production is constantly informed by the need to work through the implications of language, symbolic systems, and communicative abstraction. Lawson'spaintings draw a line through time, from the prehistoric shaman’s encounters with malevolent spirits, through personal journeys and experiences, and with references to art history. There is a rough and ready quality about them, as they possess a muscular artistic language, and visual complexity that embosses his themes and content with a rich and vibrant display.
Agree to Disagree
36 x 46 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Ups and Downs
78.5 x 39 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Mysterious Presence
49 x 57.5 in
Acrylic on Canvas
The Phenomenon of Misinformation
39 x 50 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Survival
64.25 x 63 in
Acrylic on Canvas
The Universe
47.25 x 47.25 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Ancestral Realm
47.25 x 47.25 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Mouhamed Adir
Senegelese Artist Mouhamed Ndir has been painting professionally for six years. Hi talents have allowed him admittance into the Dakar Village des Arts. young artist joined the arts village in Dakar Senegal four years ago. Mohammed gained invaluable experience at the village observinging young and sesaoned artists. As a visual artist, paints everyday life, he shows me his different canvases; such as the painting above, preparing for the end of the year, an exhibition on the situation of children in Africa. Mouhamed concepts are framed around nature earth colors dominate in his works. They are reminiscent of earth, clay, wood, sand, coffee, tar, cola. There are also different textures, such as grain effects for the wood, water movements for the illustration of rivers or lakes. His work is interesting visually but also on a tactile level. We discover the work as well by the eyes as with the hands. Dou also imitates primitive arts. Looking at these paintings, you can get lost in time, and go back to prehistory. He paints both on leather skins and on wood or canvas.
Mystery
Diameter 154
Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
The Expansion
Diameter 154
Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
The Impact
Diameter 154
Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
Today & Tomorrow
60 x 50 in
Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
Sea Diallo
Born on July 26, 1958 in Thies Senegal, Séa Diallo is one of the alumni of the Village des Arts (Dakar) where he has resided since its creation. Séa is a versatile artist and his work revolves around image and text (photography, sculpture, ceramics, engraving, painting and poetry) with a permanent concern for aesthetic dialogue of the media.
Since childhood, Séa has drawn and painted on every image and situation seen by his eyes or entertained within his mind. As a self-taught diverse artist, Séa was 30 years old when he decided to devote himself exclusively to painting and leading painting workshops for children and adults.
As a dedicated proponent for artistic freedom, Séa accepts no aesthetic restrictions. From Séa’s perspective In art, the domain of freedom for excellence cannot accept forbidden meanings or single meanings: line, color, shape, composition, support, etc. are unrestrictive in it’s intended format and meaning. Séa enjoys operating in an artistic space without restriction.
Painter-poet, Séa sings hymns to women, to the sea, to peace, to love, to justice, to friendship. When he emerges as an Artist-activist, Séa uncompromisingly denounces ridicule, injustice and the honor of massacres and human stupidities.
Art is for Séa what religion is for the priest. A lifestyle which encompasses a commitment to excellence through prayer and meditation at the core of his being; facilitating his perpetual quest for pleasure, discovery, spirituality and dreams!
Séa Diallo has produced and participated in 4 individual exhibitions in Senegal and France since 1981 and approximately forty group exhibitions in Senegal, France, Sweden and Cape Verde. Séa has also participated in various international animation film creation courses, sculpture, scenography and web art.
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Masque Procession (Feminine)
31.5 x 39 in
Acrylic on Canvas & Textile
Symbiose Communautaire (Symbiosis Atmosphere)
78.7 x 76.77 in
Acrylic on Canvas
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Masque Procession (Masculine)
31.5 x 39 in
Acrylic on Canvas & Textile
Ambiance Communautaire (Community Atmosphere)
78.7 x 76.77 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Godfrey Matungamidze
Godfrey Matungamidze began his career as a stone sculptor working as an assistant to his late uncle Glad Man Zinyeka, a well-established second generation stone sculptor who died in 2000. His work consists of abstract sculptures, and he is a master in head abstracts. Godfrey was born in Gutu Zimbabwe in 1976. He attended a secondary school in Gutu where he developed a strong interest in technical subjects including art. Afterwards, Godfrey migrated to Harare to pursue his dream of becoming a serious artist and started working with his late uncle, Gladman Zinyeka. Today, Godfrey is a full time sculptor who's works have been acquired by collectors around the globe and he has participated in numerous exhibitions throughout his career.
Darkness to Light
71 x 79 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Darkness to Light
71 x 79 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Darkness to Light
71 x 79 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Darkness to Light
71 x 79 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Darkness to Light
71 x 79 in
Acrylic on Canvas
Lovemore Bonjisi
Lovemore Bonjisi was born in January 1985 in Ruwa, Zimbabwe. Though he's the youngest of the Bonjisi family of stone sculptors, he has proved to be the most dynamic artist by far. His work is dynamic and fluid, coupled with sharp angles and smooth long necks with life like faces. Lovemore's older brother Lameck (now deceased) would give him small raw stones to work on and Lovemore’s creative nature took over. By the age of 14 he was producing sculptures that appealed to many of the art dealers who visited Lameck. Lovemore's work has been exhibited in galleries around the world. He was voted the most promising sculptor by the Alexander Gallery (Spain) in 2004. He has also participated in open exhibitions at the National Gallery Zimbabwe in Harare and his works are in high demand and held in private collections worldwide. Lovemore gives homage to the great sculptures before him. He cites as the reference for his work the legendary sculptor Nicholas Mukomberanwa, who in turn taught Lameck Bonjisi, who then passed on this knowledge.
Masque Procession (Feminine)
31.5 x 39 in
Acrylic on Canvas & Textile
Together as One
21 x 16
Opal Stone
Masque Procession (Feminine)
31.5 x 39 in
Acrylic on Canvas & Textile
Masque Procession (Feminine)
31.5 x 39 in
Acrylic on Canvas & Textile
Masque Procession (Feminine)
31.5 x 39 in
Acrylic on Canvas & Textile
Inseperable
19.5 x 58
Cobalt